Mining Incidents

Preston Quarry #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John E Preston
Camptown, Bradford County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608913

Preston Quarry #2 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $63 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Dec 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
66
citations
27
significant & substantial
$46,493
proposed penalties
$13,041
paid to date
28% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,452 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
28
inspections on record
450
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 450 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Preston Quarry #2 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $63 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$46K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$63
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-01-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4 2,400 6 1 2500.0
2021 Q3 2,965 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,904 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 480 2 0 4166.7
2020 Q3 540 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 504 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 360 5 1 13888.9
2019 Q3 470 4 1 8510.6
2019 Q2 540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 810 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,140 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,080 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,824 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,446 3 0 2074.7
2017 Q3 2,010 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 480 3 0 6250.0
2016 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,620 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,201 1 0 832.6
2015 Q1 961 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 965 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 480 3 2 6250.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 2 0
2010 Q2 2,044 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 928 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1 7 2 7000000.0
2009 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 3 3 3000000.0
2008 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 455 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 878 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 732 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,672 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,092 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 971 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 396 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 590 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 2,234 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,270 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,332 1 1 230.8
2002 Q1 4,830 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,954 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,550 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,156 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

December 26, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Preston and Preston Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rained earlier in the day, stone was wet. The worker used a hand grinder to scribe a line on stone. The disk shot out cutting the worker's stomach.

2003 · 1 incident

November 29, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Preston & Preston Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING PLASTIC UP (TO FORM A BUILDING AS PROTECTION FROM THE WIND), THE BOARD (SLABWOOD) USED TO ANCHOR THE PLASTIC TO THE BUILDING BROKE STRIKING HIS RIGHT EYE.

2002 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on Preston Quarry #2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.